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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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